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Palestinians head to the polls to elect a new President of the Palestinian Authority. Exit polls indicate that the current chair of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Mahmoud Abbas, has won in a landslide.
An American nuclear submarine, the USS San Francisco, runs aground in the Pacific Ocean near Guam, killing one crewman and injuring 23 others.
Nelson Mandela announces the death of his son, Makgatho Mandela, from AIDS – a taboo subject in many African countries.
An international charitable effort is underway to help the estimated five million victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and its subsequent tsunamis. The death toll now exceeds 155,000.

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-* <!--Jan 9--> [[Palestinian]]s head to the polls '''[[Palestinian presidential election, 2005|to elect]]''' a new [[President of the Palestinian Authority|President]] of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. Exit polls indicate that the current chair of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], '''[[Mahmoud Abbas]]''', has won in a [[landslide victory|landslide]].
+* <!--Jan 9--> [[Palestinian]]s head to the polls '''[[Palestinian presidential election, 2005|to elect]]''' a new [[President of the Palestinian Authority|President]] of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. [[Exit poll]]s indicate that the current chair of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]], '''[[Mahmoud Abbas]]''', has won in a [[landslide victory|landslide]].
 * <!--Jan 8--> An [[United States|American]] [[nuclear submarine]], the [[USS San Francisco (SSN-711)|'''USS ''San Francisco''''']], runs aground in the [[Pacific Ocean]] near [[Guam]], killing one crewman and injuring 23 others.
 * <!--Jan 6--> [[Nelson Mandela]] announces the death of his son, '''[[Makgatho Mandela]]''', from [[AIDS]] &ndash; a [[taboo]] subject in many [[Africa]]n countries.